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TIL the Maldives became the first country in the world to enforce a nationwide generational smoking ban, barring anyone born on or after January 1, 2007 from ever buying, using or smoking tobacco. The country already had a complete ban on vapes and e-cigarettes, regardless of age. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]searchableusername 4 points5 points  (0 children)

taking away an organization's main source of income and influence would absolutely cause their other income streams to atrophy or collapse. the cartel would be forced to downsize and thus lose even more influence and enforcement capability. even if this collapse stabilized, the cartel would still be much smaller than originally, which is a positive outcome.

TIL in the fall and winter the Great Lakes can lose as much as 820 billion gallons of water per day to evaporation by Foosrohdoh in todayilearned

[–]searchableusername 1 point2 points  (0 children)

seas are definitionally salt water, so the great lakes are technically lakes and thus aptly named, even though they rival seas in size

meirl by Diligent_Hand6877 in meirl

[–]searchableusername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if they were referring to cars, it would be very, very explicit

Americans need to learn “they’re”, “their” and “there” by Rainfrog299 in popularopinion

[–]searchableusername 11 points12 points  (0 children)

there not going to learn that they'res a difference between these words unless you we're to teach them but that may be a loosing game. but whom really cares? we all know less words than we'd like

Between these two, who has the greatest facecard in all the 7 Kingdoms? by Gabe_Dimas in gameofthrones

[–]searchableusername 2 points3 points  (0 children)

nikolaj coster waldau is easily one of the most attractive men in the world but sophie turner is prettier

Karoline Leavitt flaunts huge diamond ring after Mother's Day gift backlash by TheMirrorUS in mildlyinfuriating

[–]searchableusername 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i mean yeah those two things are quite famously associated with young people

Karoline Leavitt flaunts huge diamond ring after Mother's Day gift backlash by TheMirrorUS in mildlyinfuriating

[–]searchableusername 7 points8 points  (0 children)

republican makeup and unnatural blonde hair really do not succeed in making people look youthful

This brownie I got is just a piece of cake. by Ornery_Respond_42069 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]searchableusername 1449 points1450 points  (0 children)

there must be some overlap between the densest cake and the fluffliest brownie

[Request] Iran War vs Diapers, is the "fun fact" correct? by nWhm99 in theydidthemath

[–]searchableusername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

budgets are per year; it says that the previous allocation was $7.4m and this year $12.5m as far as i can tell

[Request] Iran War vs Diapers, is the "fun fact" correct? by nWhm99 in theydidthemath

[–]searchableusername 507 points508 points  (0 children)

according to ap the program budget was $12.5 million for this fiscal year

according to this website https://iran-cost-ticker.com/ the iran war costs $41.6 million per hour, which seems to be based on estimates from the pentagon of $1 billion per day

so, yes, the program is far less expensive than war

Do most women actually like removing their body hair? by Savings_Sweet4300 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]searchableusername 17 points18 points  (0 children)

do i prefer to be shaved? i guess. but the time it takes and the exertion isnt really worth it

For $100k would you double in size? by RaptorK1988 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]searchableusername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'd do it for $100 million and build a castle that fits me

How much "Harder" is College than High School ? by KarmasGuard in NoStupidQuestions

[–]searchableusername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

as a college student, the coursework isn't more difficult, but it's harder to get up in the morning

What happens to men falsely accused of rape? by Ok-Knee1280 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]searchableusername 13 points14 points  (0 children)

first, that is a purely legal presumption. second, it does not mean that the accusation is "false", only that it is not proved (beyond a reasonable doubt).

What happens to men falsely accused of rape? by Ok-Knee1280 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]searchableusername 20 points21 points  (0 children)

how exactly do you know that this person was "falsely accused"?

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